Where is it?

What's in the lesson

1. 1Warm-up
2. 2In this lesson
3. 3Guess the wordsVocabulary exercise
4. 4Check the wordsVocabulary
5. 5True or false?Reading comprehension
6. 6Read and thinkReading comprehension
7. 7Listen: Paolo's messageListening comprehension
8. 8Use the new wordsVocabulary exercise
9. 9What does it mean?Grammar exercise
10. 10Find the place wordsGrammar exercise
11. 11In, on, under…Grammar rule
12. 12Where is it?Grammar exercise
13. 13Say it rightSpeaking practice
14. 14Find it!Speaking practice
15. 15Let's talkDiscussion
16. 16Wrap-up

Homework

1. 1Homework: which word?Vocabulary exercise
2. 2Homework: your sentencesVocabulary exercise
3. 3Homework: my deskGrammar exercise
4. 4Homework: a note for a house sitterDiscussion

Words

• 
  keys/kiːz/

  small metal things that open doors or start a car

• wallet/ˈwɑːlɪt/

  a small flat case for your money and cards

• remote/rɪˈmoʊt/

  a small thing with buttons; you use it to change the TV channel

• 
  umbrella/ʌmˈbrelə/

  a thing you hold over your head when it rains

• 
  laptop/ˈlæptɑːp/

  a small computer that you can carry

• 
  couch/kaʊtʃ/

  a long, soft seat for two or three people (also called a sofa)

• drawer/drɔːr/

  a box in a desk or a cabinet that you pull out to open

• shelf/ʃelf/

  a flat board on a wall or in a cabinet, for books and other things (two shelves)

• closet/ˈklɑːzɪt/

  a small room or a cabinet in a wall for your clothes

• counter/ˈkaʊntər/

  the flat top in a kitchen where you make food

Two slides from the lesson

Warm-up

Let's talk about the things in your home.

1. Where is your phone right now?
2. What things do you often lose?
3. What is on the floor of your room?

Grammar rule

In, on, under…

	meaning	Example
in	inside: a room, a box, a drawer	The cookies are in the box.
on	touching the top or the side: a table, a floor, a shelf, a wall	The plates are on the table.
under	below	The ball is under the chair.
next to	at the side of	The fridge is next to the window.
between	in the middle of two things	The bank is between the café and the park.
behind	at the back of	The cat is behind the TV.
in front of	the opposite of behind	The car is in front of the garage.

Where is it? Where are they?

• Where is my phone? — It's on the couch.
• Where are my shoes? — They're next to the door.
• Is it in the closet? — Yes, it is. / No, it isn't. It's on the chair.